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About this school
Lakewood High School is
an urban public school
in Saint Petersburg, Florida that is part of Pinellas County Schools.
It serves 880 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
Its teachers have had 34 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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75%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Lakewood High School
$55,154
raised using DonorsChoose
34
projects
funded
18
teachers
funded
95
donors
3
projects
for
basic supplies
7
projects for
technology
3
projects for
books
Lakewood High School has received support from
72 individuals from Florida and
23 individuals out-of-state.
